How much is your current graphics card and is how effective is it?

Im looking to purcahse a new one thats able to run games that are coming out.

I paid $279.99 for mine about a year ago. It's a Palit 2GB GTX 560 Ti, and I can run any game on max settings...superclocked

[QUOTE="superclocked"]I paid $279.99 for mine about a year ago. It's a Palit 2GB GTX 560 Ti, and I can run any game on max settings...trastamad03

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[QUOTE="superclocked"]I paid $279.99 for mine about a year ago. It's a Palit 2GB GTX 560 Ti, and I can run any game on max settings...superclocked

I'm actually sporting an i5 2500k at stock speeds atm (3.3Ghz). Don't really see a reason why to OC... yet :P

My GTX560Ti-s are also both at "stock" speeds. (Factory OC'd to 880Mhz)

I reused my old PC's PSU which is 750W so OC-ing is kinda stretching it since I have SLi.

Right now i'm running 2 460's. i play every game at high at 60 fps at 1080p

[QUOTE="superclocked"][QUOTE="trastamad03"] I should have gotten that one as well... I had a MSI GTX560Ti Twin Frozr II 1GB a while back which I paid 250$ then about a month ago, I got a second one for my new PC payed 200$. If I use Ultra textures with BF3, although I have them SLI-ed, i get massive framedrops, just cause my cards are 1GB. Lame. (All other settings are on Ultra as well. Once I set textures to High and keep everything else on Ultra, i get 50fps+ w/ no stutters)

trastamad03

I'm actually sporting an i5 2500k at stock speeds atm (3.3Ghz). Don't really see a reason why to OC... yet :P

My GTX560Ti-s are also both at "stock" speeds. (Factory OC'd to 880Mhz)

I reused my old PC's PSU which is 750W so OC-ing is kinda stretching it since I have SLi.

A EVGA 570 OC'd at 950MHz and 2.1GB of RAM.

Awesome card so far, the only game that really challenges it is Shogun 2.

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[QUOTE="superclocked"]Your cards are still very nice, but I did try to tell people on the PC Hardware forum that they shouldn't be getting cards with 1GB of VRAM a year ago. A couple of games were already using twice that, but only one or two people understood what I was trying to say. BTW, what CPU do have them paried with? I'm still using a Core 2 Duo system w/ a 4.5GHz e8400. I probably should've gotten a 2GB 6950 and flashed it to a 6970, but I was planning on going SLI at the time, and that's all that my motherboard supports. But since BF3 maxes my CPU, I ended up just heatsinking everything on the card and putting an Apogee CPU waterblock on the CPU.. I had my 560Ti running at 1.1GHz before I decided to try MSI Afterburner, eVGA Precision, and Asus GPU Tweak all at the same time. My voltages and speeds got all screwed up and damaged the card, so I'm running it at 1GHz now...superclocked

I'm actually sporting an i5 2500k at stock speeds atm (3.3Ghz). Don't really see a reason why to OC... yet :P

My GTX560Ti-s are also both at "stock" speeds. (Factory OC'd to 880Mhz)

I reused my old PC's PSU which is 750W so OC-ing is kinda stretching it since I have SLi.

It's the Corsair TX750. Came with a velour pouch :D I also have a HAF-X Case... I think I have enough space for a second PSU :P

I guess it would simplify things If I gave you the complete specs of my PC...

i5 2500k @ 3.3GHz

Gigabyte Z68 UD4 board (forgot the exact name of it)

8GB DDR3 1333 (or 1600) Ripjaws X

2x MSi Twin Frozr II GTX 560Ti-s 1GB Vram Factory OC'd to 880MHz

Corsair TX750 750W PowerSupply

I believe the rest can be omitted... But i do use a USB headset (Razer Megalodon) which has had issues with some games, namely Dead Island and the horrible crackling. No performance loss from it though.

whats the best pci-e graphics card now? anyone? for gaming and work.ycdeo

I have 2x MSI 6850 Cyclones. They're powerful when crossfired, I can run everything at the highest settings, except I need to tone down the AA for BF3.

I got my Gigabyte GTX560 Ti (384 core, 822mhz) for $219 at newegg.com. My 2.8ghz Phenom II 720 BE is probably a bit underpowered for it. But, the 560 Ti is still a huge improvement over my 5770.

I paid 280 bucks for 2 GTX 460s and love them, it's sometimes a tad weaker/stronger than a GTX 580.

My Ati 5850 still runs the games I have at mostly high settings.

Some games might have to lower the settings slightly lower for the smooth framerate but overall the card is going strong.

Using the 6970. Mine retails for $360 Canadian and maxes everything I have thrown at it so far at 1920*1200.

Sapphire 6970 2gb can run everything on max that is out now @1080p(except maybe witcher 2 with ubersampling).

I crossfire 2 $200 hd radeon 6870's, very effectiveRenzokucant

My ATI Radeon HD 5770 is 130 bux and it can run anything on ultra. Way cheaper for the power of a top of the line graphics card.

I have a GTX580 as I always go for the fastest Single GPU every few years the SLI/Xfire later. I can run all games on Max Settings. It cost me £380 and was worth every penny :) Its nice to have the fastest single card in the world right now :D.

My ATI Radeon HD 5770 is 130 bux and it can run anything on ultra. Way cheaper for the power of a top of the line graphics card.

Mortos13

What resolution ? What framerate do you consider to be acceptable ?

Using the 6970. Mine retails for $360 Canadian and maxes everything I have thrown at it so far at 1920*1200.

PublicNuisance

A stock GTX580 I purchased about a year ago, when the thing first came out. Beast of a card, good overclocking (this varies by model, revision, and AIB), stays relatively cool and silent for a card of this magnitude, though while the card itself stays cool, I tend to run benchmarks on it when the room is too cold.

All that said, the performance barely justified the 500 euro price. Make no mistake, the performance is BEASTLY, but the 570 is, I believe, better bang for your buck. I only bought it because I had the chance to sell my 5870 at the same time, and I wanted something that could completely outperform my oc'ed 5870, even at stock.

My ATI Radeon X1400 is complete rubbish now. I can't even play some of the newer Indie games. Upgrading is one of the first things I plan on doing once I get the money for it.

My ATI Radeon HD 5770 is 130 bux and it can run anything on ultra. Way cheaper for the power of a top of the line graphics card.

Mortos13

I´m using my trusty GTX 295 and it still performs top notch for most games.

I'm currently using the Nvidia 9800 GTX+ and I can play the latest games essentially on max, aside from BF3.

A EVGA 570 OC'd at 950MHz and 2.1GB of RAM.

Awesome card so far, the only game that really challenges it is Shogun 2.

SrpskiVojnik

although the i5 2500k prob helps

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A EVGA 570 OC'd at 950MHz and 2.1GB of RAM.

Awesome card so far, the only game that really challenges it is Shogun 2.

TH1Sx1SxSPARTA

although the i5 2500k prob helps

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A EVGA 570 OC'd at 950MHz and 2.1GB of RAM.

Awesome card so far, the only game that really challenges it is Shogun 2.

RyviusARC

although the i5 2500k prob helps

Still rocking a gtx 260 with a e8400 oc'd to 4ghz and i can still run most games at medium-high settings :)

Paid like 270 bucks for this evga gtx 470 around sept last year, can't remember exactly. Came with mafia 2.

It's a good card, powerful fan, really loud at high rpm, but idm. Comes with 10 years warranty, haven't read the small letters but i'll stick with it as long as i can :)

[QUOTE="RyviusARC"][QUOTE="TH1Sx1SxSPARTA"] really what frames you getting? i got a 560 ti and i can max shogun 2 out and get a solid 60 fps even during the biggest battles

although the i5 2500k prob helps

TH1Sx1SxSPARTA

lol , i only have this 4 year old vista laptop with an ati hd 3650 with only 256mb memory.

for gaming on high settings i need all the magical optimation mods i can get my hands on.

but ... for me nearly every new game(deus ex hr,crysis 2, skyrim , Rage , hard reset , etc..) runs really well on it.

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My ATI Radeon HD 5770 is 130 bux and it can run anything on ultra. Way cheaper for the power of a top of the line graphics card.

Silicel1

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My ATI Radeon HD 5770 is 130 bux and it can run anything on ultra. Way cheaper for the power of a top of the line graphics card.

vfibsux

Im currently using a GTX570 1280MB at stock speeds. Its a great card that can run anygame at high settings at 1080pChris_53

Same here, and the 1.3gb of VRAM is plenty for 1080p gaming for atleast another couple of years. Very few games even come close to using most of it at that resolution!

1080p max settings, for every game just about, I haven't tried Metro, (but I will run it without the advanced DoF, which will give a nice performance boost)